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Albert Schweitzer Quotes

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.

Albert Schweitzer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: theologian
Nationality: german
Birth: January 14, 1875 - September 4, 1965

Topics

Light Red Wise Green Person Only

Living in the city is a discordant thing, an unnatural thing. The city, a place to which one goes to do business, is a place where men overreach each other in the fight for money. But it is not a place in which one can live.

Live Business Money Men Fight City

I'm comfortable with my body but I don't like my bum - I think it's too big.

Jennifer Ellison

Think Body Comfortable Big Bum Like

Indonesian writers are so far behind in terms of global exposure compared with the Philippines and Japanese writers.

Philippines Japanese Global Behind

My style is very strong poses and expressions.

John Kricfalusi

Style Strong Very Poses Expressions

I notice that my characters go out to dinner and have fun and take these great trips, but I spend so much time on their lives, I don't have much of a personal life of my own. I have to sort of remember to fill out that little notebook on me.

Life Great Time Fun Me Dinner

Once the world has been created, the fantasy author still has to bring the story's characters to life and unfold a gripping plot. That's why good fantasy is such a hard act to bring off.

Life Good World Story Why Fantasy

Of course Black Lives Matter and the killing of young black boys is heartbreaking to all of us. Everyone knows I am a black mother of a black son, so there is no way I could watch what's happening and not be affected.

Mother Son I Am Black Young Way

When I reached adulthood, even now, I could afford to belong to a country club. But I could never belong to a private club because of my experience as a child, because it would isolate me from the whole of humanity.

Experience Child Me Humanity Country

I'm so happy trans visibility has increased immensely.

Happy Visibility Immensely Increased

Sometimes you actually get caught in the web of things where people are talking about... what kind of breakfast cereal you like.

People Breakfast Talking You Kind

You can try to be catchy without being slick, poppy without being pop, and you can be uplifting without being pompous. Because we're sometimes playing quieter stuff, it's hard to sound like we're trying to change things, but we wanted to be a reaction against soulless rubbish.

Change Trying You Sometimes Try

You shouldn't end a band like Westlife and not be financially secure to some extent, but I wasn't at all - it was the complete opposite. But you look at stuff then, 'Well, what do I have? I don't have money but I have a great marriage, three healthy kids, and I have my voice. I'll just start again.'

Marriage Great Money Start Voice

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